As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, another terror has arrived to the UK – the “murder hornets”. Also known as Asian giant hornets, these two-inch long killers were first discovered in the US in December 2019.
The hornets can be deadly to both humans and honeybees, and scientists are now hoping to eradicate the species in the US. The vicious insects crawls into hives and rips off the heads of honey bees in large numbers, in just an hour, giving its nickname “murder hornet”.
Here is everything you need to know about the Asian giant hornet. Washington State Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Karla Salp told Health.com: “The Asian giant hornet is the largest hornet in the world. “Workers are approximately 1.5 inches long